Wavy and I had our two week check up this morning. Brady and I were ballsy and opted to bring the whole crew along for the appointment! He used to come to every single appointment we had, but as our family grows, those rooms seem to get smaller and smaller. And louder! Thankfully, Dr. Guselle has always been totally accepting of everyone coming along, as is our student doctor.
The kids kept things interesting in the waiting room (why are waiting rooms so quiet anyway?) but thankfully we didn’t wait too terribly long before we were called back. Waverly was weighed and measured, and I’m so happy to report that she is growing beautifully!! At this point, they ideally want the babies to be back at their birth weight, but Wavy had crushed her birth weight of 7 lbs 14 oz and is currently 8 lbs 5 oz. She’s also apparently almost a full inch taller, putting her just a shred below 21″. Apparently she’s comfortably between the 50th – 85th percentile on her growth chart, which is mind blowing to me!!! She’s SO tiny!! But I’m super happy she’s doing so well 🙂 I, on the other hand, was weighed alongside Waverly, and apparently I’ve dropped back down to my pre-pregnancy weight. Plus lost an additional two pounds! Please don’t hate me 😔 I had someone actually make the “ugh” sound at me yesterday when referring to my size, and how she hadn’t gone back the way I did, as though accusing me of something. It felt crappy when I’d rather feel great. So that wasn’t my favorite. But I’m pretty happy to be back to size already, regardless of what anyone says.
Once we were all weighed and measured, Dr. Khatra came in and asked a long series of questions. He seemed to like all of my answers, and gave me good answers for the questions I had. I asked about Wavy’s tongue tie (Did I mention before that she had one? Its just little.) and the fact that her hands turn blue fairly often, but he had good answers for everything and I feel confident in them. We talked about my lingering reflux, low iron, and general physical recovery. We talked mood and anxiety and got some of that hashed out. I was pretty honest and said I’ve been having some anxiety, and we talked about factors that have played into it. I think we’ll reevaluate everything at our six week check in August 🙂
It came time for Wavy’s “once over” physical check up. He was SO sweet and gentle with her, taking time to just touch her cheeks and talk to her.
You could really tell he’s been working with Dr. Guselle because he did everything the same way, whether it was warming up his hands before holding her or going super out of order just to check her eyes when they were open or her mouth when she’d yawn. The less he “bugged” her, the better, it seemed. I held her a bit while he checked her ears, but she didn’t fuss or cry once. It was pretty great. She is just so content.
Once his part was done, he said he’d go get Dr. Guselle. He commented that she had been waiting for us to come and was excited to see us. She was lovely, as always. She went over some of the same stuff that we had chatted with Dr. Khatra about, just casually in conversation. Sleep, emotions, etc. She asked Laela if she was happy to have a sister and Laela simply said “Ya, I love babies.” You know she does! Haha! It was a super cute little chunk of the appointment. I could just shoot the breeze with Dr. Guselle ALL day! Wavy dozed through the whole second half of her appointment.
We ended the appointment on a high note, talking about the future of our family and whats to come. Not that we have some concrete plan (or any plan at all, honestly) but its pretty amazing to know your doctors support your choices and are excited to be part of whatever is to come. Like legitimately excited! I feel like Dr. Guselle gave us a good name in our clinic, and that Dr. Khatra just took her word for it and has liked us since day one. Thats really how we should be to one another. Just accepting from the get-go, if at all possible.
The kids eagerly ran out of the room with Brady and Dr. Guselle at the end of the appointment to get some stickers, and Dr. Khatra hung out and chatted with me while I got Wavy dressed and into her car seat. It just felt so comfortable and uplifting. I brag about my medical team a lot, but rightfully so. Not everyone can go to their doctor, with their entire family, mind you, and come out feeling happy and hopeful and supported!
Was a lovely morning 🙂 I’m genuinely anticipating our six week appointment!